Hello all, I thought I would take this chance to speak about an upcoming idea for Rack & Ruin, that will hopefully turn out to be a big deal: The Gates of Amael. â€œWhat is this wonderful idea?â€ you ask. Well, this idea represents something I have wanted to do with Rack & Ruin since long before it was published;...

Hello all! Itâ€™s been a while since I wrote a designer journal entry, I figured I should do one. Work is progressing on Jewels and Ancient Things, but I think Iâ€™ll focus a later journal entry entirely on that. Instead, what Iâ€™d like to talk about is the completion of Rack & Ruinâ€™s first mini-expansion, Bizarre Bazaar. Bizarre Bazaar has....

Hello everyone! It has been pointed out to me on a few occasions that the two â€œgood guyâ€ goals of Salvation and Protection are the two weakest of the seven goals in Rack & Ruin.Â Naturally, I felt the need to test it myself, and opportunity has recently presented itself in the form a new campaign being Heralded by another...

There is a simple truth I have known for a long time now, Rack & Ruin is not for everyone. Those who like my little game really seem to like it.Â But, that is a niche. So, the question that stands before you is the title of this article. After reading a great essay on game design I began to...

Hello All, Time for another update for Rack & Ruin. This time it’s new product. Recently we have launched both our Spell Cards and Terrain Cards as Print-and-Play and Print-on-Demand versions, meaning that we have now completed our last Kickstarter. So now it’s time for something new. With the end of the last set of production we ha...

Hello all, With the Rack & Ruin Core Rulebook having been released digitally a few days ago and the printed version imminent, I thought I might talk about what is next for the game. Very Soon First, a new beta version of the Bizarre Bazaar mini-expansion has been completed.Â For those of you on the Voice in the Council mailing...

No expansion I have written in the history of Rack & Ruin has ever repeatedly produced a resounding â€œmehâ€ reaction as much as Familiars. However, unlike a lot of other bits and pieces that have come and gone over the years, familiars are a fantasy staple and a lot of cool miniatures come with them. So, dropping the mini-expansion all......

Core Rulebook Page Spread Here is a spread from some of the layout that has been down for the Rack & Ruin Core Rulebook. People that have seen the latest errata will already know that this page is a little out of date as a wording change has taken place, altering Leadership Total and Leadership Checks to Resolve...